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Old May 25, 2006 | 01:00 PM
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I currently have a 01 ss with 12,XXXmiles on the clock.
I have slp lid, and pacesetter lt and ory with 02 sims.
Does this setup require a tune? I know to op. performance i should get one but for motor issue do i need one? runs fine so far so good just wondering about down the road.
thanks for the input
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Old May 25, 2006 | 01:17 PM
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i've got an identical setup on my 2000 T.A. and i've been running untuned for about 4 months now and still runs great, if ya want it to run perfect get a tune
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Old May 25, 2006 | 01:21 PM
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question is do i run a risk of blowin motor up? running too lean or common prob running too rich?
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Old May 25, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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well, running a car hard tends to blow it up regardless of what you do, however, having your fueling inline helps a car blowup not as fast
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